[NCGrl]

I was dumbstruck when I saw the article “Green Energy on a Gigawatt Scale” by Gene Wolf in the March 2011 issue of “Transmission & Distribution World”. He references the “DESERTEC Solar Power Project” and includes a map of the project area. To my eyes the map highlights the same area of unrest of the current “Jasmine Revolution”:

[Jonty30]

It’s certainly an interesting coincidence.

[fini]

I consider myself moderately well informed, but when I read these types of excerpts and comments, I feel like I have been time-warped into a family conversation.

Please give us more information up front.